tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238093301727076160.post9004755665965314396..comments2023-12-24T23:52:28.688-05:00Comments on cheerful iconoclast: "Senators For Segregation." OK, Not Really. But Who Cares What They Really Said?cheerful iconoclasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996124552679638199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238093301727076160.post-3630560014609073882007-12-19T06:44:00.000-05:002007-12-19T06:44:00.000-05:00You mean a Senator is being two-faced? I'm shocke...You mean a Senator is being two-faced? I'm shocked!<BR/><BR/>If Gordon Smith thought, in 2002, that Lott was being misconstrued, he should have defended him, not piled on. It is certainly hypocritical for him, now, to decry the piling-on when, back in 2002, he was one of the pilers.<BR/><BR/>But that doesn't alter my original point, which is that Matt's post simply is not an accurate characterization of what these guys actually, you know, said.cheerful iconoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09996124552679638199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7238093301727076160.post-7656749234374828462007-12-19T02:04:00.000-05:002007-12-19T02:04:00.000-05:00OK, explain this quote from Gordon Smith in 2002."...OK, explain this quote from Gordon Smith in 2002.<BR/><BR/>"However they were intended, Senator Lott's words were offensive and I was deeply dismayed to hear of them ... His statement goes against everything I and the people of Oregon believe in. I look forward to working with my Republican colleagues to arrive at a decision that is best for the U.S. Senate and the country."<BR/><BR/>Three days later:<BR/><BR/>"I appreciate that Senator Lott has stepped down, it was a courageous thing for him to do..."Senator Lott's decision is best for the Senate and best for the country."Kari Chisholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782919197573622563noreply@blogger.com